This book is amazing. It’s about a girl, Liz, who dies and is sent to Elsewhere. She finds a new lifestyle and meets other dead relatives. Also, in Elsewhere everyone ages backwards. Read to figure out how Elsewhere works and all the little tricks about it. Everyone should read this book!! [shopcutie517]
Elsewhere
March 15, 2010 — falconmediaDrums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
February 5, 2010 — falconmedia
Imagine if you were a drummer, a great one at that. You have a younger brother, and you and every kid in school has a crush on the hottest girl of school. But what if your world was turned upside down? Don’t ask me, ask Steven. His 5-year-old brother, Jeffrey, was diagnosed with cancer. With that Steven is breaking down, his grades drop, he is acting bitter, has girl problems … Life is tough, but you don’t know how much. [JG]
Circle of Gold
February 4, 2010 — falconmedia
This book is about a girl who was perfect with her life. Then her dad died and everything changed. When she wakes up in the morning she sees a note on the table that says “We’ll be working late today, see you soon,” and the girl says mom always works late, that’s like the fourth time. Mother’s Day is coming, and she wants to buy her mom the perfect gift. I’m not done reading it, and I can’t wait to finish. [baboolove123]
My Sister’s Keeper
February 1, 2010 — falconmedia
This book is incredibly touching. I must admit the end was very shocking and it actually made me cry. This book reflects the emotions of the different views of the different children in the same house. Everyone admires another, though they never truly share it. I love how the sisterly love is so strong. The whole book is just an eye opener. The emotion in this book is overwhelming and I would recommend it to anyone. [Serenetee Love]
Miracle’s Boys
January 28, 2010 — falconmedia
Lafayette lives with his brother Charlie, and Ty’ree. Their parents died. Charlie has just been released from a detention center. What will he do? Will he get into fights?? How will his relationship with Charlie suffer? [RoyalPurple91]
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How I Saved My Father’s Life (and Ruined Everything Else)
January 13, 2010 — falconmedia
This book is about how Madeline Vandermeer’s family never goes to church. She wanted to be a saint. Her parents were divorced and she was worried without her father. Madeline found a letter about it that her mom keeps. She folds the letter into small pieces where nobody can find it to read it. [casan]
Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet
January 13, 2010 — falconmedia
Ana Shen is about to deliver the salutatorian speech when disaster strikes. Ana is unable to give her speech. Ana’s family is very multicultural, so when her crush and best friend are invited to dinner, she has to help. Both sides of her family hate each other except for her mom and her dad. When one side gives money, the other side gives more money. They are always one-upping each other. What will happen when dinner is ready? Will it be ready in time? How will her crush act around her? Will she get some unexpected guests?? [Vampire #1]
The Geography of Girlhood
December 21, 2009 — falconmedia
Have you ever read a book that actually was not a book? Well, then you might have read this one. The Geography of Girlhood is all told though poems.
Penny Morrow is your average girl. She has a boyfriend. She has a sister named Elaine, and a dad. Her mom died. Her dad starts dating this woman. Will Penny’s dad get married? Will she get any more siblings? What will happen between her and her boyfriend? [Text-A-Holic]
Double Identity
December 16, 2009 — falconmedia
This book is about a girl named Bethany whose parents are acting really weird, and it’s nearly her thirteenth birthday. She gets dropped off at an unknown aunt’s house in Illinois. The only thing Bethany knows for sure is that she overheard her Dad telling her aunt that she knows nothing about Elizabeth. Who is Elizabeth? Why was she left at her aunt’s house? Why does everyone in town look at her weirdly? What’s going on? [Alexa]
Rules
December 16, 2009 — falconmedia
This book is fantastic!! The boy has all these rules to follow because he has a mental disability. His sister hates having to care for him, but she has to do it. [party9447]
Along for the Ride
December 14, 2009 — falconmedia
This book is about a family and their troubles. The father loves Old English plays and names his daughter and son after famous characters in Old English. He is having trouble with helping his wife with the kids. That is the beginning, but later the daughter, Aduan, is about to enter college and spends the summer with her dad and stepmom Heid. When Heid and her dad start having problems she thinks it’s becoming more like her dad and her mom’s divorce. She gets involved with her stepmom’s work and falls in love … This book doesn’t have a sequel but you can think of your own ending. [Mystery]
So Long, Grandpa
December 14, 2009 — falconmedia
This is about a boy whose grandfather develops cancer in his liver. Soon he will die, and there is no escaping it. It’s worse when your grandfather dies three days after your birthday. Yet, to a well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. [berryice 2345]
The Face on the Milk Carton
December 14, 2009 — falconmedia
Janie Johnson is always changing her name. Last year she changed it to Jayne Johnston. If only she could be someone different. One week she finds a picture of herself on a missing picture on the school’s milk carton. Wow, could Janie be this girl named Jane Springer? Was she kidnapped by her so-called “parents”? [berryice2345]
Alex Ryan, Stop That!
December 10, 2009 — falconmedia
Alexa and Alex aren’t the best of friends. Actually they hate each other’s guts. Alex (the class clown) and Alexa (the genius) are going on a school camping trip. How bad can things get? [hockeyroxs12]
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
December 1, 2009 — falconmedia
Hugo Cabret’s father died in a fire. His uncle ran away and died, so now he is taking care of clocks in a train station. He finds a machine and tries to fix it. As the story goes on, Hugo has to put pieces of the past together to figure out the future. This book has pictures and is an easy read. Also you have to figure out what the pictures mean and how they fit with the text. This is one of the most engaging books I have read. [shopcutie517]
Lock and Key
November 3, 2009 — falconmedia
Once you read the first few chapters you’ll never be able to stop. This book is about a teenage girl named Ruby who experiences a lot of situations different from any other normal teen. Ruby’s mother leaves her when she is 17, and Ruby is forced to live on her, or at least until Social Services caught her. She then ends up living with her older sister Cora and her husband Jamie. Cora is now trying to make Ruby’s life a lot easier by putting her in a different environment. Then Ruby meets Nate, who helps her open up to different people. And this is where the romance comes in. You should really read this book!! [Nugget]
Lucky
November 3, 2009 — falconmedia
You could say that Phoebe Avery has it good. She’s finally almost done with middle school, and is planning the party of the year with her four best friends. What could go wrong? Unfortunately, something does. Phoebe finds her usually hard-working mother at home one day, and things start to go bad. While buying Phoebe her dress for the party, her mother’s check bounces, and it all gets worse from there. Her friends start to turn against her, her father cancels her party, and suddenly Phoebe doesn’t feel so lucky anymore. She’ll do anything now to keep her family and her life in check. [ride4life]
The Steps
October 28, 2009 — falconmedia
Annabel is going to visit her father this Christmas, but she doesn’t want to go because she doesn’t want to see her stepsiblings. She does want to see her new half-sister. When Annabel goes out to lunch with Lucy, two girls that are Annabel and Lucy’s age bump into Lucy and start to laugh. Annabel and Lucy are not getting along well. [Bellamonae01]
The Penderwicks
September 21, 2009 — falconmedia
This is a wonderful book about 4 sisters, 2 bunnies, a dog and an interesting boy. The Penderwick sisters tell a story of their vacation where they meet a boy, run into a bull, and sneak around a garden. I wonder how this adventurous and romantic book will end. For all of you who say “EWW” to the romance, there isn’t much. I would encourage everyone to read this amazing book. [Giggly Girl24]
Vanishing Acts
May 26, 2009 — falconmedia
Delia Hopkins is leading the perfect life. She has a brilliant attorney husband, a wonderful daughter, she is famous for her job, and her father was the best father in the world.
But what if her father wasn’t?
The police show up one day at their door, and they have come to arrest Delia’s father. He is accused of kidnapping a young girl and then changing her identity to kep her away from her alcoholic mother. The young girl he kidnapped … is Delia.
Delia, confused and hurt, goes back to the place of her birth and sees her father in court, her real name, a mother she thought had died in a car crash, and everything for her falls apart. Does Delia’s life ever go back to normal? Don’t ask me. Read the book. =) [Elena]
